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General Assembly and Pencils of Promise (PoP) are teaming up to send one lucky educational explorer and a guest of his/her choice to Guatemala where they’ll have the chance to see PoP programs in action.

The winner will join General Assembly and Pencils of Promise staff on a Guatemalan adventure and receive:

The Experience

Guatemala is a beautiful country full of remarkable landscapes and home to cultural marvels of a legendary Mayan civilization. However, socioeconomic obstacles of extreme poverty, illiteracy and disease are debilitating to Guatemala’s economy and its citizens. Barriers to education include: health and sanitation issues, gender inequality, lack of qualified teachers, economic instability, and infrastructure challenges.

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This is a unique opportunity to travel to the developing world, visit PoP schools and see how Pencils of Promise has changed lives through schools. PoP partners with communities to create educational programs that prioritize women and children, fund students and their families, train teachers, provide safe sound infrastructure and provide training for life skills.

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As a bonus, the winner will have the chance to virtually chat with Gary Vaynerchuk. Gary met PoP Founder Adam Braun in 2011, and they bonded intensely over their shared obsession with family, the NY Jets and the belief that where you start in life should not dictate where you finish. Gary became an active supporter of PoP in 2012 and in 2013 joined the Board of Directors to help guide marketing strategy, digital community building and corporate engagement.

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Pencils of Promise believes that every child should have access to quality education. We create schools, programs and global communities around the common goal of education for all.

Field Trip

Rules & Terms of Service

Eligibility

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY MONEY IS NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. All federal, state and local laws apply.

2. The prize promotion is open to anyone aged over at least 18 years of age and over the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence. Entrants must be legal residents currently residing in the United States only, excluding employees of the Promoter and their families, service providers, agents and anyone professionally associated with this prize promotion on https://generalassemb.ly/win/field-trip.
No purchase required. Maximum of 20 entries per person. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, accounts, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner(s) may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder(s).
For every eligible, unique email address entered, General Assembly Space, Inc. will donate $2.50 to Pencils of Promise, Inc. The total donation from General Assembly Space, Inc. will not exceed $50,000 USD.

Acceptance of Terms

3. By entering the prize promotion, all entrants will be deemed to accept these terms and conditions and agree that the decision of the Promoter is final and binding in all matters relating to the prize promotion.

4. All entry instructions will form part of these terms and conditions. Any breach of these terms and conditions will result in the forfeit of entry. Promoter reserves the right to disqualify and prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any participant or winner who, in a Promoter's reasonable suspicion, tampers with a Promoter site, the entry process, intentionally submits more than a single entry, violates these rules, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.

Entry

5. To enter, please submit the online entry form available on https://generalassemb.ly/win/field-trip by 2013-11-22 23:59 UTC.

6. Upon entering, you will receive a unique URL to the sweepstake entry form. You will earn one additional entry per person who enters the sweepstake through the sweepstake entry form at your unique URL.

Promotion Period

7. The start date for the prize promotion is 2013-09-30 08:00 UTC. The closing date for entry is 2013-11-22 23:59 UTC. The Promoter will not consider entries received after this date and time. The winner will be notified within 7 days of the closing date. The Promoter’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the promotion. Odds of winning the promotion depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

The Prize

8. One winner and a guest of his/her choice will be selected to recieve the following grand prize: a trip to Guatemala where they’ll have the chance to see Pencils of Promise programs in action; Guided tours of school facilities and PoP's Panajachel headquarter office ($100); 4-night Hotel accommodations in Panajachel on the beautiful Lake Atitlan, provided by Pencils of Promise ($700); 2 round-trip economy class tickets to Guatemala from an airport nearest Winner's home residence in the United States ($1,100); introductions to local students and education innovators; Winner and winner’s guest must be at least 21 years of age, a legal U.S. resident and must also agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined here. The aggregate retail value of the prize(s) is approximately $1,900. The Sponsors will work with the winner to arrange accommodations, flight and other arrangements. No substitution, assignment or transfer of the prize is permitted, except by Sponsors, who have the right to substitute a prize with another of comparable or greater value. Date and times are subject to change. The winner will receive the prize by approximately 2014-04-01 15:53 UTC. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with the receipt and/or use of the prize. Winner is solely responsible for any and all transportation to airports, any and all costs associated with personal usage of goods or services at the hotel (e.g. minibar, Internet access, gym pass, etc.) or during any and all flights.

9. There is no cash alternative in whole or in part for the prize. The prize is non-negotiable and non-transferable. Any difference between stated approximate retail value and actual value of Prize will not be awarded. All prize details not specified in the Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

10. The prize is subject to availability. The Promoter reserves the right to (a) in the event of unforeseen circumstances, award an alternative prize of equal or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances, to vary, amend or withdraw this prize promotion on reasonable notice; provided Prize Provider is not responsible for providing any substitute prize except in its sole discretion.

12. The prize winner will be the first entry drawn at random. Promoter is not responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for any reason, including inactive mail or email account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or winner's failure to adequately monitor any mail or email account.
The winner must respond to Promoter within 3 days.
Should the winner fail to respond to Promoter, Promoter reserves the right to disqualify that winner and select a new one in a second-chance random drawing, or to not award the prize at all.

13. The prize winner will be notified by email on or before 2013-11-29 23:59 UTC.

Publicity

14. The prize winner may be required to take part in some promotional activity as a condition of receiving the prize, e.g. publicity photos. Winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, liability release and a publicity release. By entering or accepting any prize, winner allows Promoter to use the winner's name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information, and biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes without further compensation where permitted by law. Except where prohibited, participation in the promotion constitutes participant's consent to Promoter’s use of participant's name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.

Winner’s Details

15. Details of the prize winner (name and county only) may be obtained by written request by sending a self-addressed envelope to the Promoter at 10 East 21 Street, 4/F, New York, NY OR 9 Back Hill, 4/F, London EC1R 5DF after 2013-11-29 23:59 UTC.

Liability Limitation

16. PROMOTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION. BY ENTERING THE PROMOTION OR RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS PROMOTER, PRIZE PROVIDER AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES AND EACH SUCH COMPANY'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR ANY TRAVEL RELATED THERETO. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR: (1) ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY ENTRANTS, PRINTING ERRORS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE PROMOTION; (2) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE LINES OR NETWORK HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE; (3) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE ENTRY PROCESS OR THE PROMOTION; (4) TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROMOTION OR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES; OR (5) ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR ANY TRAVEL RELATED THERETO. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the promotion, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the promotion, or any part of it, for any reason, Promoter, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Terms to be available and/or claimed Promoter reserve the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or disappointment suffered by an entrant resulting from entering this prize promotion or by the entrant's acceptance of the prize. In the UK, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing shall exclude the Promoter's liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence, or for fraud.

Privacy / Data Protection

17. Personal information submitted by entrants will be stored and used for future marketing by the Promoter. The information will be held in accordance with the Promoter's privacy policy at https://generalassemb.ly/privacy_policy.

Disputes / Governing Law

18. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROMOTION, YOU AGREE THAT: THESE TERMS AND THE PROMOTION ARE GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT OR REGARD TO ANY PRINCIPLES OR DOCTRINES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW/CHOICE OF LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK USA OR OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION), AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF ("JAMS RULES"). THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN NEW YORK. ANY SUCH CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM WILL BE ARBITRATED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND WILL NOT BE CONSOLIDATED IN ANY ARBITRATION WITH ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY OF ANY OTHER PARTY. ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

The Promoter

The Promoter is General Assembly Space, Inc., a company registered in USA. Any queries and comments should be directed in writing to the Regional Director of General Assembly Space, Inc. at 10 East 21 Street, 4/F, New York, NY.